The first in the list of those who received the honor of being called Hero of Modern Russia became Major-General of Aviation, the head of the Lipetsk Center for Combat Training and Retraining of the Air Force SS. Oskanov (11.04, 1992), who at the cost of his life (he received a posthumous award) prevented the plane crash of an aircraft to a settlement. The Gold Star medal was presented to the widow of the deceased.
